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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24
WEST AND SOUTH.

1T the poor farn neIr Hudson, Wis,
sensation was caused on the l5,h by the
discovery there OF a genuine leper in the
person OF Martin Donaldson, who came
from Ceylon q few years ago
AT Lexington. Ky, monument TO the
memory of John c. Breckenridge was IN
rallied on the ltlh
The buildings of the Cheyenne River In
dian agency at Fort Bennett were burned
or the 10 h Loss. 500 OO0
TsE National Grange began its twenty
first annual session at lansing, Mich. on
the IGsh, nearly every State in the Union
being represented
AT Cayuga Ind, a large vein Of fine
quality OF coal was discovered on the 10Th.
Il was said on good authority that tie new
coal fie ds embraced a territory OF ten thou
sand acres
AT the door OF an orphan asylum in a
suburb Of Cincinnati q gas-ppe bomb, with
fuse attached. was found on the lGth
IL the neighborhOOd Of Hillsboro. Ill. for
est fires were again rag ng on the 1G.h, and
Gresham and Nashville townships were
suffering greatly.
A MEETING OF the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held at
Nashville. Tenn, on the 10th. An address
was delivered by Miss Willard. who urged
az its ultimate aim two amendments 10 the
National constitution, one establishing
universal prohibition and the other en-
franehis.ng women
THOMAS GREEN. correspondent OF a Gin
cinnau paper. in political quarrel on the
l6th ~ Lexington. by. shot and killed Lew
Baldwin. Of NicholasviIe. Ky.
TIE inquest on the body OF Louis L.ngg.
the Chic go Anarchist resulted on the 10Th
In a verdict Of death causei by the explo-
sion OF dynamite cartridge fred with sui
cidal intent How he got possession of the
cartridge II was impossible for the Jury TO
decide
Az explosion in the Hancock Chemical
COmpany's packing-kouse for dynamite at
IsdpeIn .ng, Mich, blew six men TO pieces on
the 10th No trace OF the men or building
wss found. snch was the force OF the shock
a FIRE in Newvsdaville. Col, on the 18TH
burned forty buildings
TIE following sac I - were reported on
the 18th: John Reynolds. at Plsasanton
Ia. for fear OF arrest; Mrs H. Hartley, at
Nebraska City. Neh, owing 10 n quarrel
with her husband: Mrs. George Mcpherson,
az Des MONIES, Ia, cause unknown. and
Captain A. H. Mills. at Dstroit. Mich. after
killing Mrs Austin Rising. with whom he
was infatuated
FInz set by burglars. who blew open a
safe and stole So, 600. nearly wiped out
Tompinsviile. the county seat of Monroe
County, Ky. on the l7th The courthouse
was harmed with al Of the county records
AT Decatur. Ala. an entire business block
was burned out on the l7th Loss. SiG0,-
OOo
Two PAuPEEs named Dilari and Anna
Bruins, living IN Indianapolis. Ind. received
notice on the l7.h o. . leEzcy Of ~. coo. :
c10 The property wns bcqUeatned thrm
~ Thomss An5rews, Of PenRsy4vSuIa. sAo
adopted fathc- Of Mrs Bruins
At caiera. Ala. SIX Mormon elders were
tarxst and feathered On the iTsa ERd
caasss iEto the woods IS ni.gnSat eta "a.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24
COAL MINING IN ILLINOIS.
Statistics from the Report of the So
Rotary of the State Labor Bureau.

Statistics from the Report OF the Sec
Rotary of the state Labor Bureau.
SPRrSGFIELD IL, Nov. 2l -Colonai Lord,
chief Of the State Bureau OF Labor Statistics,
in his annual report says the output of the
coal mines in the State the past year hes
been 10. 27S, $50 tons which is somewhat
more than 1,000,0DO tons over the pro-
duct of the proceeding year, ana in fact a
greater tonnage than has ever before been
recorded The st ttistical summaries for
the year show the number Of counties re-
ported. forty-nine; number of mines and
openings OF all kinds, SIT; number of tons
OF coal mined, 1928. 500; aggregate
value of the same at the mines, 81 /, l52,-
500; number of the employees of all kin Is,
20, Sol; number of men killed, Al number
OF men injured so as to lose time. $50 The
average Value of coal ut the mines for the
State at large has declined som 3what dur
ing the year, though but slightly, AMI has
declined continuously for six years total
of Is per cent
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The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Parts.
From WASHINGTON.


Is his annual report issued on the 18th
I5eutenan--General z. II. Sheridan says
that according 10 the last consolidated re-
turns the army consists OF :. 200 officers and
-, 2;36 men
The outlook for Americas navy was said
by Commodore T. D. Nelson on the 10th to
be very bright, and he asked for authority
70 repair the historic slOop-of-war Hartford
at 2 cost Of Sl75.O 600
TIRE resignation OF Commissioner
Sparks rendered in consequence of the very
severe letter he received from Secretary
Lamar a few days ago, was received by the
President on the 9TH He says that the Sec
Rotary has sOUgh5 TO create the impression
that the issue between them was one OF
authority alone while as a matter OF fact It
was strictly one OF law
President CLEVELAND on the 10th &C.
cepted the resignation of Land Commis-
siOneT Sparks
Sthe next House Of Representatives there
viii lie los Democrats. l53 Republicans and
independents
II HE annual report issued on the 18th
James ". Hyatt, Treasurer OF the United
States, shows that the revenues Of the Gov
eminent for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1857, were SS57l ,403. 277; ordinary eX-
peudltures. S2Gz. $50. I79; surplus receipts
available for the reduction of the public.
debt, slO3. AL ,O97. As compared with the
previous yeir the receipts increased S34,-
9t3. 559. the expenditures $50. 449, Oil
and the surplus revenues -. 5l4, 300 Dur
ing the year 81. PIG, S3I standard silver
dollars were coined
DURING the seven days ended on the lSJh,
there were pos business failures in the
United States against lOJ the previous
seven DAYS
TIE exchanges II twentv-siX leading
clearing houses in the Quilted States during
the week en.icd on the 10Th aggregated
81. LIS. - ;. 6:iS, against S:sOJ, iJ9. Os3 the
previous week As compared with the
corresponding week Of 1856 the increase
amounts TO 4 = per cent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24
WISCONSIN.


The twenty Madison University students
arrested for haz ng son Of Prof ROsen-
stengel We're each fined six dollars the
other day.
Mrs Mahan, living near Prairie du Chen,
was twenty years ago thrown from a wagon
by a runaway and injured about the arm
and shoulder The Other day she fell and
injured the arm again. A doctor made an
examination and found that the member
was dislOcated twenty years ago. and that
a false socket had formed below the nat
ural one. No attempt was made to reset
the arm, as tie woman is now over sixty
years of age
4 large deposit of lead has been discoy-
cred near the northern boundry Of Sawyer
County.
A large colony Of JanesviIle people left
few days ago 10 settle in California
An Amigo prisoner has Whitfield out seven
thousand toothpicks with jack-knife since
his arrest
John " Brown. the postmaster Of Fair
Water. who was assaulted by rObL RS, bav-
ing become violently insane, was recently
taken to the asylum at Oshkosh
IL is said the railroad companies whose
lines center at Ashland have decided to
build n union depot at that point 10 cost
100000
Jonathan I.arkin, once Territorial Treas
urer Of Wisconsin, died the other day at
his home near Madison, eyed ,ighty-three
years.
L F. Pahls brewery at Oconto was burned
the other afternoon. Loss, SO, 600, insur-
ance, -, 600
At viroqua q few days ago q juvenile
temple Of the }. o. G. 7. was Crganizsd with
ninety-seyen charter members, and lodge
OF Good Templars with thirty three mem
bers " az instituted
Madison recently paved bal Of 1925 for
household goods burned in 1852, after
smallpox infection, by order Of the autbor-
tiles
A resolution Of sympathy Tor the exc
cuted Anarchists was introduced atthe con
vention OF the Union Labor party o. Wis
c0nsin az Pond du Lac the other day, but i
was promptly tabled
Commander Grifi.hs, Of the Wisconsin
department OF the Grand Army. has notified
the Governor that the State Veterans Home
at Waupaca is now open for the care OF de-
psnsent Union veterans. their wives or
widows The home was established by the
Grand Army, but the State pays three dol
lars per week for the maintenance Of each
inmate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24
AUSTRIA'S SHAME.
The American Representative at Vienna
Confirms the EumOrs of Hundreds .
Starving Children.

WASHINGTON, Nov. GA report recently
received from ConsuI-General Edmund JUS
sen, at Vienna shows n depiorable cOndi-
ton of affairs in that city, and is especially
in eresting in view of the mouth
ings of the Anarchists about their
inability to earn livelihood in
the United States Consul-General Jussen
says the report OF poverty among the
clildren attending the public schools forced
the Government to institute an inquiry con-
corning it They found ., 800 children on
the verge of starvat on Hundreds of them
had no6 eaten any thing the day the in
quiry was made, and more than fifty
actually fell down in the school
rooms from exhaustion brought ON by
want OF food Many of them We're
given certain liquors to stay the pangs
of hunger, and went to the school intoxi-
Gated After reading these statements the
Consu-General asks whether the Govern
ment which furnishes schools for its chill
dren should not also at least see that they
do not StarVP
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MENDING NEATLY DONE.
A Peculiar Bureau Recently Establishe
by Clever Chicago Girl.

A Peculiar Bureau Recently Established
by Clever Chicago Girl.
Women are natural philanthropists.
Wherever there is need of them there
they are. Scott says so, it viii be re-
mombered, in as neat n quatrain as
ever celebrated the excellence of the
sex.
And the spirit of Scott viii feel
gratificd to be sustained by recent de-
velopmcnts. Briefly: Chicago has
mending bureau. The young man
knows now wherewithal be- will mend
his Undertaking and get his buttons
sewed on. II IS woman institution,
of course. and has been started by
young lady well known to the patrons
of the Woman's Exchange, where she
has BEEN superintendent for number
of years.
81 read about the mending bureaus
of New York and Philadelphia, said
the young lady, pausing in her work
on a delicate piece of embroidery.
land as they were said to be very sue
cessful determined to try the plan in
Chicago. You would think from the
work / have TO do that the entire city
had been waiting for some one to mend
their clothes for them. The young men
especially bring a quantity of clothing
every thing, from neekties to
hosiery. Its odd men never learn to
mend, isn't it2 What would be said
about women if they lacked the
gumption to do such a simple and
necessary thing? However, person
ally, ] am glad they don't, for it gives
me more of a chance. have a good
deal Of work from women with large
families. too. A mother with a city
house to look after, her calls to keep
up and sewing to look after. with per-
hars an afternoon week ut a reading
or literary club, doesn't have much
time for mending Besides there is a
good deal of mending that an ordinary
sewer can not dot requires great ex-
perience to darn a silk dress, for in
stance, so that it won't be seen, and
the darning Of lace and embroidery is
difficult also.
And now when the papers ask:
why don't our young men m1rryP"
1t viii be easy to answer them-be-
cause they can get their nending done
elsewhere. - Omdta HerIld
e-
Il
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24

in Emmons County Thomas Parks raised
this year two hundred bushels Of potatoes
on half an acre Of ground
Within the pas month or two a number
Of samples Of ore have been brought in from
the southern mining districts OF the hills
which are claimed 10 be telIur.um. Prof
Hin, the noted proprietor Of the Argo COLI
reduct on works, has examined samples Of
ore from mine a short distance from
Custer. and unhesitatingly declares them
combination of tellurium gold and silver
The extension Of the railroad from Rapid
CITY to Sturg.s City is now in operation
The mule team and stage coach are now no
longer a feature OF Rapid City life
The vote OF Forgo at the lass election, the
largest town in North Dakota, was / 253.
The vote OF Sioux Fails. the l1rgest town
In Southern D kota, was /, i9s.
The new memorial hail Of Phil Eearney
Post, G. 4 T., at Yankton, was dedicated
the other evening.
Judge Eiger5ou. of Mitchell, has been in
v.ted to represent DakO-a on the commit
tee VII ca goes to Washington in December
70 secure the Republ can National conyen-
ton for Minneapolis.
Pierre reio.ces over the fact that Conmis-
s-oner Mcclure will come back 70 that city
and have the immigration Office there.
The county-seat Of McIn, osh. at the re-
cent election, was voted from Hoskins 70
Ashley.
Beefteak is only four cents pound at
LennOx
At the meeting OF the Dakota Oratorical
Assoeiat on. held at Erookings. 5 oux Falls
was chosen as the place for holding the first
contest It VIII tase place the first Thurs
day in May.
Residents Of Fargo are circulating petd-
ton praying for admission IS enc state
Union County hrf invested -, 2OO in
poor farm and =. 600 in poor house locat-
cd seven niles from Elk Point
The Ieaching process Of treating low
Grade ore promises 10 put millions in shs
pockets Of the Black HIS people. The test
recently made BY Prof Clark. Of Nevada.
WIS complete success This tact enhances
the valne Of al mining property IN the Hula.
The "Details Of the test have not yet been
published
salem, MeCook County. is putting in .
complete system Of water-works
The arteslan well at the university al
Yermillion, Clay County. has been aban-
doned ct q depth of 757 feet, having
passed through nearly $50 feet Of the
softer pink granite rock such as is used in
the new dormltory and reached the true
jasper. a formation which destroys a drill
as rapidly as the face CT an anvil would
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-24
CLEVELAND REFUSES A LOT.
He Does Not Know why st. Paul PeOpl
Should Give Him Land.

He Does Not Know why st. Paul People
Should Give Him Land.
ST PAUL, Mimi. Nov. 22.-The following
letter from President Cleveland has been
received by gentleman in this city who is
one of n number of real estate dealers who
some time ago sent to the President a deed
for lot on the corner of Grover and Fol-
som avenues, in Cleveland Park, in the
suburbs of this city:
Il send you with this a quit-elaim deed exc
cutcd by Mrs. Clev land and myself to you and
other parties who ;'ere grantoEs in a deed to me
OF the premises in Cleveland Park. near the city
of St Paul. The OBJECT of the deed enclosed is
to reconvey the property described there to
the parties who, with the kindest intent ons,
transferred it to me as q gift. ! don't know why
this land should be given TO me- and il ii is Of
value think that those who by their enter
prise have laid out the park should have the
benefi- OF il. am much pleased by the k nd
feeling VIII ch prompted the conveyance TO me.
and beg to assure you that the pleasure thus
al Jrded is fully equal 10 that which should
experience by retention Of the lot which re-
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IOWA.

The trustees of the new insane asylum ct
Clarinda inform tie Governor that the
building is nearly completed
The State authorities are being urged TO
make a new geological survey. Inc last
one took place twenty years ego
Diphtharia was recently reported in
many towns east Of Sioux City, and mum
Der Of deaths had occurred
The second report Of the State Oil Inspect
or has been given to the public The show
ing made by the Office is good Since the
law went into effect there has not been a
single loss of life from explosion Of oil.
DR. ". s Barnard, professor Of natural
science in Drake University, died at DIS
Moines few days ago
Forty of the brakemen on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul railroad str lex few
days ago at Mason City upon being order. 1
to 90 out on double headers
John Williams and Preston Rush fought
over a game of cards at Keokuk early the
other morning, and the latter was stabbed
to the heard
A gas-pipe bomb was exploded the other
night in the main shop Of the Iowa iron
works at Dubuque No person was in
jured and the building was but slight y dam
aged
TIE United States Supreme Cou-t's recent
decision in the 'drlve-well case," appealed
from Iowa, declaring that the claims of the
alleged paten5ee are not weil-founded, is q
victory for thousands OF Iowa farmers and
other people who have for years been an
noyed and blackmaile1 The Supreme
Courts decision is final
The Board OF Trustees OF the State Agri-
cultural College at Ames have elected as
professor of agriculture Prof Loren p.
Smith, of New York
John Kelley, living in the eastern part of
Des Mo.nes. shot his wife a few evenings
ago, innicting a fatal wound 1t was
claimed that the shooting was accidental
A Clearing house Association has been
formed at Des Mones.
The secretary of the Ste e Temperance
Alliance is aut lority for the statement that
it is the intention of the Prohibition SITS to
ask the Legislature for the repeal of the
present pharmacy law and for resubmission
of the prOhibitory amendment to the pOpu-
lar vote, with the end in view Of incorpO-
rating it into the organic law of the State.
There are three Christian Science doctors
at lie Mars
J. Boege, a prominent business man Of
Mason City, is financially embarrassed For
thirteen years he has carried on farm
machinery and wagOn-making concern.
HIS liabilities We're placed at $50 600 IL
was said he had sailed for Europe
A class of thirty graduated at the State
Agricultural College at Ames a few days
ago
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mINNI.SnTA.

II is reported thar TWO children while re-
turning from school near Ugh Prairie. R.ce
County, tie oih.'r day were attacked by
wolves and before assistance cOuld reach
them they were Cevomed 4 few days be
fore man was parsucd ami attacked by
wolves in the same vicinity. and It was only
after long fight that he escaped with his
life
John Hopkins, an eighteen-yesr-old son
of Charles Hopkins, of 81 Peter, was found
in BeigTads tie other night shot through
the heart lie had been hunting. and the
shooting was accidental
Ole J. Verness IS the first prisoner ever re-
ceivei at the pentsngiary from Norman
County He is s2n;enced to two and q hale
years for bgamy.
4 fire which st,s ted in the barn Of the
Northwestern Hotel 90 St Peter the other
nigh. destroyed thirty bald nos, including
two hotels, tie FIRST National Bank. several
stores. restaurants. millinery stores, saloons,
Ike American Express Office and several
barns Loss. 100000
The grand Jury Z Ferg&s Falls recently
returned four Indictments against Pat.ee &
Rea. OF Pelic IA Il lpids. and four against W.
c Crandall. OF the same place for selling
liquor without a license. Both are drug
gists, and the town voted no license last
spring
So much snow las fallen OF late at Dover
Center that the farmers have bcea unable
10 complete tier fall work, and it is
thought great losses VIII result
Hon II. c Acseley, Of Minneapolis. has
donated his residence and grounds at Grand
Haven, Mich, where lie formerly resided. TO
the Episcopal church society, to be used as
a college for ladies'
The Northern Pacific is now running
fast mail lrain from ST. Paul to the Pacific
coast, connecting at that point with the
fast mail on the Milwaukee road
Mrs Herman Gaul. Of Greenfield. Ger
man lady. aeeI sixty years, was found dead
in her chair the other evening she had
not been previously Ill, and It wan believed
she died from apOplexy.
l. is believed that the Illinois Central rail-
road viii soon extend its lines to ST. Paul
The proposition to appropriate 500, coo
for the construction of a complete system
of water-works at PipeslOne City received
a majority Of 1lB votes at the recent
special election
The temporary quarters for deserving
sold srs is now ready for the reception Of
its guests It Is located near Il nnehaha
Falls and VIII be util zsd until the perma-
nent home is erected next wear.
John Wawrignak, not John Benson, az
mistakenly announced, who was killed by
beng prccipitated against a post recently
in jumping from a working train. was a
Polander. about 10 years of age. He has
wife and : x children residing in Winona.
The grand jury of Otter Tail County has
returned four indictments against Pattee &
Rea, of p tlic.n Z 3plds. and four against W
c CIandall. Of the same place, for selling
liquor without license. Both are drug
gists. and the town voted no license last
spring
The Misunderstanding season is practically
finished in Minnesota About 20, 900, 0O0
feet OF lumber. or go, 600 600 less than last
year, has been cut
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NEosgo, No, Nov 21.-The town of
CRANKY, four miles from here, was
wiped out by fire yesterday. The flames
started in restaurant, and as a high
northwest wind was blowing the fire
swept through the bus ness portion of the
town in a few minutes A call for aid was
received here, and portion of the fire de-
par;ment went TO the scene About 100
sores and houses were burned AMI scores of
families are homeless. TIE temperature is
near zero and great suffering prevails The
loss is estimated at $500, 600. the latest
reports cay that very little is left of the
town aud that great restitution and distress
preyail
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National Finances.

WASHINGTON, Nov - The Government
receipts duTing the present mo tn amount
to 500, $50, $40, and the expenditures to
$50, $40 $40, showing a deficiency of
81. G64, 500 The expenditures include the
payment OF SIS, 2S3, 747 on account of PEN
sions The net gold in the Treasury yes
terday was $207, 766, O2O, an increase of
nearly So, 600, 600 since the LIST inst, and
an increase of nearly 500, O00,O 600 since
July ! last The circulation of standard
silver dollars has increased by over s. ,O00,-
600 since the LIST inst, and by nearly
IS, 900, 900 since July L
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Dr. G. H. MARTIS. one Of the lead
ers II the recent revolution in Hawaii.
said in Pittsburgh recently that great
changes FOR the better have been made
iu the Government. with which, it
would seem, King Kalakaua has now
very little 70 do. as he is controlled By
the Cabinet and Legislature.
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THE CHANNEL DISASTER.

Only Eighty of the Inflated SchOtten's
Passengers Saved, Leaving the List of
Lost at 132.
LONDON. Nov. 22.-It has been ascertained
that of the 212 passengers who embarked
on the ill-fated steamer W. 4 Schotten but
ghty are known to have been saved
There were 500 life-preservers on board
and most of the passengers were sup
piled with them, but in a majority
of cases they proved useless, as many
of the passengers went down with
the ship 1t is the universal feeling that
the steamer Rosa Mary is TO blame for the
awful accid ent, although Cap ain Webster
and Chef Mate Wells declare that their YES
sci was at anchor when he collision Oc-
Cured
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a Mic nnslness in Morlcnges in the west.

CHICAGO, Nov % Il lines coTrespon-
dent at Boston sends some interesting tg-
ures which show to what an enormous ex-
tent Eastern CAPITALISTS are loaning money
on real es5at in the West Il is computed
that at least 81. SOC, OO0 is sent West every
month from Boston for investment in farm
and city NOR cages, while the savings banks
and insurance companies of some OF the
New Engl md States have enormous sums
placed in the same sort of securities. So
far the business has been carried on with as
tonishingy small losses